Tag Archives: Personal Injury

Despite no video surveillance footage of a lawn chair failing on a woman’s head, which caused a traumatic brain injury that an MRI did not pick up, plaintiff’s counsel focused on client credibility, expert knowledge and defendant’s conflicting testimony.

October 2, 2015Comments Off on No-Fault – No PIP benefits for plaintiff injured while working as employee

The trial court correctly ruled that plaintiff was working as an employee, rather than an independent contractor when he was injured while driving a dump truck, and, as a result, was not entitled to no-fault personal insurance protection benefits.

A hospital patient who slipped and fell while trying to get to the bathroom after urinating on her bed, herself and the floor has no cause of action because she was unable to show that the hospital or its nurses breached the standard of care.

September 28, 2015Comments Off on Reversal – Causal connection in cerebral palsy birth case was speculative

In lieu of granting the application for leave to appeal, we REVERSE the judgment of the Court of Appeals and we REMAND this case to the Wayne Circuit Court for entry of judgment in the defendant’s favor.

September 28, 2015Comments Off on Oral Argument Ordered – Was wife an ‘owner’ while driving husband’s uninsured vehicle?

The parties shall file supplemental briefs within 42 days of the date of this order addressing whether the plaintiff, who was driving an uninsured vehicle titled in the name of her husband, is an “owner” under MCL 500.3101(2)(k)(i).

September 24, 2015Comments Off on Premises Liability – No evidence that inspection would have revealed defective patio

The trial court correctly dismissed plaintiff’s premises liability claim arising from injuries caused when the patio of his leased residence collapsed because he did not present evidence that his landlord would have discovered the patio’s condition upon a casual inspection.

September 22, 2015Comments Off on Negligence – No claim against landlord for hot-water burn injuries

A plaintiff who was burned by hot water when she passed out in her shower has no personal injury claim because she did not show that her landlord breached statutory or common law duties relating to her apartment’s hot-water delivery system.